Washington, D.C.
By Eric Anderson
4.11.13
The USDA has announced that Georgia Berry & Vegetable LLC has satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The company was originally penalized for failure to pay a $17,790 award in favor of a Florida seller.
The Sparks, Georgia-based company has met its obligations and is now able to operate in the produce industry. Company members Corey Beverly, Dennis Eller, and Norman Houston may now be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee.
Once a reparation order is fully satisfied and it is confirmed that there are not any outstanding unpaid awards, USDA lifts the employment restrictions of the previously named, responsibly connected individuals.
In the past three years, USDA resolved approximately 5,000 claims filed under the PACA involving almost $96 million.
